Plesionika izumiae, Omori, 1971

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P. izumiae Omori, 1971

Description. Rostrum noticeably curving dorsally, 1.5–1.7 times as long as carapace, dorsal margin with 11–13 teeth, including 4 on carapace, 5–7 posteriormost teeth movable, ventral margin with 13–14 teeth; abdomen rounded dorsally, pleura of fourth and fifth somites with posteroventral tooth, sixth somite 1.7 times as long as maximum height; eye moderately large, maximum diameter about 0.2 carapace length; 3rd maxilliped overreaching antennal scale by half of ultimate segment, penultimate segment 0.7 as long as ultimate segment, with epipod; 2nd pereopods very unequal with prominent epipod and not extremely slender or threadlike ( Omori 1971).

Distribution. Japan, Korea, South and East China seas and Philippines; at depths of 17–300m ( Kim et al. 2012).